Essays, monographs, legends, poems, images, and other morsels of history of the city and the people of Camaguey in Cuba.
Camaguey was founded as Puerto Principe in the 16th century and was renamed Camaguey at the turn of the 20th century.

Siglo XVII 17th Century 1600-1699

Siglo XVIII 18th Century 1700-1799

Siglo XIX 19th Century 1800-1899

Siglo XX 20th Century 1900-1999

1608 Espejo de
Paciencia—a 17th century epic poem by Silvestre de Balboa (1563-1649), resident of Puerto Principe, about
the rescue of a bishop captured by a pirate. In Spanish.

1748 Leyenda del Santo Sepulcro—an essay by Ofelia
Cabrera Zaldivar on the origin of Camagüey's silver-plated Holy Sepulcher, which
dates back to the 18th century. Translated to English with the original Spanish alongside.

~1860 Amor y Orgullo—by Gertrudis
Gomez de Avellaneda (1814-1873). This poem was selected by Marcelino Menendez y Pelayo as one of the 100 best poems of the Castillian language. In Spanish.

1868 Glorioso Pasado Historico de Camaguey—by Comandante Raul D. Acosta León. Published in 1951, this 238 page book about the Cuban Republic Under Arms chronicles the struggle for independence from Spain in Acosta's first hand account, quotations from original letters and documents, illustrated biographies of principals, and lists of patriots. In Spanish.